Professional Ethics for Computer Scientist

Consequentialist, Non-Consequentialist, Agent-Centered

Three Broad Types of Ethical Theory

• Utilitarian Approach

• Egoistic Approach

• Common Good Approach

what are the theories under the Consequentialist Theory?

• Duty-Based Approach

• Rights Approach

• Fairness and Justice Approach

• The Divine Command Approach

what are the theories under the Non-Consequentialist Theory?

• The Virtue Approach

• The Feminist Approach

what are the theories under the Agent-Centered Theory?

• Carrol Model

• Reidenbach and Robin Model

• James Rest and the Four-Stage Model

• Donivan Bessinger and his Ethical Model

Different models used to understand ethical principles in business and society:

The Issue

• what is the stage 1 called?

• The most important stage is recognizing that there is an ethical issue or conflict.

The Problem

• Stage 2 called?

• define and determine the source of the problem by

  collecting facts and from various perspective.

The Analysis

• Stage 3 called?

• Carefully analyze what is involved and is at stake.

The Parade of Horrible

• Stage 4 called?

• What is the potential view of my action if my behavior and intention is understood or misunderstood?

Objective Measures

• Stage 5 called?

• What are the applicable economic, ethical, legal, political and professional factors involved? How do they balance one another?

The Decision

• stage 6 called?

• After balancing the factors and narrowing the alternatives to realistic choices, select a course of action.

Assess and Evaluate

• stage 7 called?

• Implement your behavioral plan.

Learn

• Stage 8 called?

• Integrate your data and experience into your approach.

Attitude

a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior

Morality

Social conventions about right and wrong human conduct that are so widely shared that they are the basis for an established common consensus

Morals

a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do

Values

a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life

• Meta Ethics

• Prescriptive Ethics

• Descriptive Ethics

• Applied Ethics

Dimensions of Ethic